Pascuito v. Mele

This is an action in contract in which the plaintiff lessor seeks to recover $3,220.00 in rent allegedly owed under a written lease for the defendant’s rental of office space at 900 Lexington Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.

The defendant alleged in counterclaim that the plaintiff failed to return the defendant’s security deposit and was thus liable in double damages pursuant to G.L.c. 186, § 15B.

The reported evidence indicates that on April 1, 1973, the parties executed a written lease covering two offices in Waltham, Massachusetts at a monthly rental of $460.00 and for an initial one year…